Jefferies' special has already been taped and will air on August 29 in the US. No Australian airdate has been announced.

It will be followed in November by the Peretti and Cosby specials.

Despite his high profile in the UK and the US, Jefferies is not a household name in Australia.

In the US, he most recently starred in two seasons of his own sitcom, Legit, for the cable channel FX.

In the series, Jefferies played a version of himself. It co-starred Dan Bakkedahl as Steve, Jim's best friend, and DJ Qualls as Billy, Steve's brother. It also guest starred Magda Szubanski, who played Jim's mother.